(29-5, 1-0) PHOENIX MERCURY VS. CHICAGO SKY (15-19, 0-1)

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1 (29-5, 1-0) PHOENIX MERCURY VS. CHICAGO SKY (15-19, 0-1) Sunday, September 7, 2014 WNBA Finals Game 2 Playoff Game 7, Home Game 5 US Airways Center Phoenix, Ariz. 6:00 p.m. TV: ABC Webcast: Live Stream Vice President, Operations: VINCE KOZAR vkozar@phoenixmercury.com Manager, Basketball Communications: JOHN H. STEINMILLER jsteinmiller@phoenixmercury.com (o) (c) 2014 PROBABLE STARTERS (PLAYOFF AVERAGES) No. Name From PPG RPG APG 2014 Notes DEWANNA BONNER F CANDICE DUPREE F BRITTNEY GRINER C DIANA TAURASI G PENNY TAYLOR G Auburn Temple Baylor Blocks Connecticut Australia Led the team with 49 steals during the regular season and has nine steals in six playoff games this season. Recorded two games of four or more steals during the regular season. Set a WNBA Finals record by connecting on her first ten shots in Game 1. Shooting 64.3 percent (45-of-70) so far during the 2014 WNBA Playoffs. Owns the highest shooting percentage in WNBA Playoffs history at 58.9 percent (149-of-253). Named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year after finishing the regular season with a WNBA-record 129 blocks. Set a WNBA Finals and Playoff record in Game 1 with EIGHT blocked shots. Set a WNBA Playoff record on August 24 at Los Angeles by making NINE field goals without missing. Ranks SECOND on the WNBA s all-time scoring list (6,720 points), ranks FOURTH on the WNBA s all-time Playoff scoring list (835 points) and ranks THIRD on the WNBA Finals all-time scoring list (220 points). Finished FIRST in assists this season, averaging 5.6 and became the first player in history to lead the league in scoring one season and assists in another season. Overall this season, has started 30 of 40 games and the team is 28-2 when she is in the starting lineup. Averaging 12.0 points per game as a starter MERCURY SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME 5/17 SEATTLE W (81-64) LOS ANGELES W(74-69) 5/23 SAN ANTONIO L (74-78) 5/30 TULSA W (100-78) 6/3 SEATTLE W (87-72) TULSA L (78-94) SAN ANTONIO W (91-79)(2OT) WASHINGTON W (81-66) CONNECTICUT L (95-96) MINNESOTA W (80-72) 6/18 MINNESOTA W (92-79) 6/20 TULSA W (91-80) INDIANA W (81-76) TULSA W (80-77) 7/2 CHICAGO W (87-69) LOS ANGELES W (94-89) 7/9 SEATTLE W (78-58) CHICAGO W (72-66) 7/13 SAN ANTONIO W (90-61) 7/15 WASHINGTON W (90-78) 7/17 CONNECTICUT W (101-85) SEATTLE W (89-71) LOS ANGELES W (93-73) 7/26 NEW YORK W (78-63) 7/29 LOS ANGELES W (90-69) MINNESOTA L (67-75) 8/2 INDIANA W (79-69) 8/5 ATLANTA W (75-67) SAN ANTONIO W (78-73) (OT) 8/9 MINNESOTA W (82-80) NEW YORK W (76-64) ATLANTA L (96-82) 8/16 LOS ANGELES W (76-69) SEATTLE W (78-65) 2014 PLAYOFFS RECORD BREAKDOWN RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME OVERALL EASTERN WESTERN ACTIVE STREAKS W2 W4 L MERCURY PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Game/Opponent Time (PHX) Broadcast/Result Fri, 8/22 G1 vs. Los Angeles W, Phoenix, leads series, 1-0 Sun, 8/24 G2 at Los Angeles W, Phoenix wins series, 2-0 Fri. 8/29 G1 vs. Minnesota W, Phoenix leads series, 1-0 Sun. 8/31 G2 at Minnesota L, Series tied, 1-1 Tues. 9/2 G3 vs. Minnesota W, Phoenix wins series, 2-1 Sun. 9/7 G1 vs. Chicago W, Phoenix leads series, 1-0 Tues. 9/9 G2 vs. Chicago 6:00 p.m. ESPN Fri. 9/12 G3 at Chicago 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sun. 9/14 G4 at Chicago* 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. 9/17 G5 vs.chicago* 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 INJURIES PRONUNCIATIONS TRANSACTIONS Taurasi (tuh-ra-zee) DeWanna (duh-wan-nuh) Jekabsone-Zogota (Jacob-sone Zuh-gota) Nov. 15 Sandy Brondello named head coach Dec. 13 Jason Rowley named team president and Jim Pitman named general manager Jan. 22 Phoenix is named the host of WNBA All-Star 2014 Feb. 3 Announced deal with new marquee partner Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort to include jersey rights March 11 Acquired Erin Phillips and 17 th overall pick in 2014 for Lynetta Kizer and ninth pick March 20 Signed Mistie Bass to free-agent contract March 28 Signed Shay Murphy to free-agent deal April 3 Signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and April Sykes April 7 Signed Chelsea Hopkins April 14 Selected Tiffany Bias (17 th overall), Maggie Lucas (21 st overall) and Stephanie Talbot (33 rd overall) in 2014 WNBA Draft April 15 Signed Ewelina Kobryn, Anete Jekabsone-Zogota May 12 Acquired the Indiana Fever s 2015 second-round draft pick in exchange for Maggie Lucas PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 1

2 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp From/Year 8 Mistie Bass F /02/ Duke/ Tiffany Bias G /22/1992 R Oklahoma State/ DeWanna Bonner G/F /21/ Auburn/ Candice Dupree F /16/ Temple/ Brittney Griner C /18/ Baylor/ Anete Jekabsone-Zogota G /12/ Latvia 11 Ewelina Kobryn C /07/ Poland 14 Shay Murphy G /15/ USC/ Erin Phillips G /19/ Australia 3 Diana Taurasi G /11/ Connecticut/ Penny Taylor F /24/ Australia HEAD COACH: Sandy Brondello (Australia) ASSISTANT COACHES: Julie Hairgrove (Arizona), Todd Troxel (Doane College) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tamara Poole (Cal. State-Dominguez Hills) 3 Diana Taurasi 4 Candice Dupree 8 Mistie Bass 10 Anete Jekabsone-Zogota NUMERICAL ROSTER 11 Ewelina Kobryn 13 Penny Taylor 14 Shay Murphy 23 Tiffany Bias 24 DeWanna Bonner 31 Erin Phillips 42 Brittney Griner 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 2

3 WNBA FINALS OPPONENT CHICAGO SKY SERIES NOTES - The Mercury and the Sky meet for the first time in the WNBA Finals. - Phoenix swept the regular season series for the first time since The Mercury had lost three consecutive games against Chicago before winning on July 2. - The Sky played their games at the UIC Pavilion from In games played at the Pavilion, the Mercury went The regular season series dates back to 2006 and the Mercury own a 14-4 record against the Sky including winning the first nine games. - Candice Dupree averaged a team-high 18.5 points against the Sky in two regular season games and tied a seasonhigh with 26 points on July 2 vs. Chicago. Dupree was the first ever draft pick by the Sky in 2006 (sixth overall pick). - Dupree and Brittney Griner each averaged double-figure rebounds against the Sky in 2014, with 12.5 and 10.5, respectively Regular Season vs. Chicago All-Time Playoff Series Date Site Result July 2 Phoenix W, Overall 1-0 July 11 Chicago W, vs. Sky at Phoenix 1-0 vs. Sky at Chicago 0-0 Mercury vs. Sky, WNBA Finals Game 1 September 7, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 13,263 PHOENIX, ARIZ. Brittney Griner swatted away just about everything within reach in the first quarter, setting the stage for a Phoenix rout. Griner set a playoff record with eight MERCURY 83 blocked shots, five in the first quarter, and the Mercury soared past the Chicago Sky on Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Griner, the WNBA defensive player of the year, SKY 62 also had 12 points and seven rebounds. Dupree made her first 10 shots and scored 26 for the Mercury in their 19th consecutive home victory. Diana Taurasi added 19 points and 11 assists. Phoenix shot a finals record 58.5 percent from the field, Chicago 31.9 percent. Sylvia Fowles scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Chicago but was just 8 of 20, US Airways Center usually against Griner in a matchup of the last two WNBA defensive players of the year. Phoenix, Arizona Elena Delle Donne only played 11 minutes because of a bad back. She finished with two points and didn't play in the second half with the game already out of reach. Delle Donne said she took herself out of the game because she thought she was hurting her team, and she hoped sitting the rest of the game out would make her better prepared for Game 2 of the best-of-5 series, set for Tuesday night in Phoenix. Alley Quigley, who was the league's sixth woman of the year, scored 13 points for the Sky. She missed 11 of her 15 shots. Phoenix led from the opening basket, was up by 22 at the half and by as many as 30 in the third. Griner's five first-quarter blocks broke the playoff record for a half. She finished with six at halftime. MERCURY SKY High Points Taurasi 26 Fowles 19 High Rebounds Griner 7 Fowles 11 High Assists Tuarasi - 11 Vandersloot PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 3

4 Mercury vs. Sky, Regular Season Game 2 July 11, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 7,076 ROSEMONT, IL. Despite recording a season-worst 37.3 percent, Mercury overcame an off shooting night and 17 turnovers to beat struggling Chicago Sky on and extend MERCURY 72 their franchise-record winning streak to nine games. After trailing by as many as six, the Mercury rallied in the third quarter as Diana Taurasi scored 13 of her team-high 19 points SKY 66 in the second half. DeWanna Bonner added 13 points and Brittney Griner had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Mercury (15-3), who have the league's best record and top the Western Conference standings. Candice Dupree added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Penny Taylor had 10 points. Sylvia Fowles had 23 points and 11 rebounds while battling Allstate Arena foul trouble for the Sky (8-12), who have lost four straight and 12 of 15. They were without Rosemont, Illinois All-Star forward Elena Delle Donne and point guard Courtney Vandersloot. Delle Donne had a flare-up of Lyme disease and Vandersloot missed her fifth straight game with a sprained knee. She could be sidelined up to 10 weeks. Sky coach Pokey Chatman doesn't expect Delle Donne to return until after the All-Star game on July 19. Fowles reentered the game with five fouls with 5:06 to go and the Mercury leading Taurasi's 3 gave Phoenix a lead with 3:12 remaining. Tamera Young's layup pulled the Sky to within 65-61, but Dupree came up with a steal and layup for a lead to all but seal it with 1:18 left. Jamierra Faulkner had 13 points and Young 12 for Chicago, which shot 40.9 percent from the field. Epiphanny Prince, who came in averaging 17.4 points, finished with five. The Mercury came in averaging nearly 85 points per game. MERCURY SKY High Points Taurasi 19 Fowles 23 High Rebounds Dupree 11 Fowles 11 High Assists Tuarasi - 5 Faulkner - 8 Mercury vs. Sky, Regular Season Game 1 July 2, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 7,845 PHOENIX, ARIZ. - Candice Dupree had 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Mercury to their sixth straight win, over the Chicago Sky. Diana Taurasi added 15 MERCURY 87 points, hitting a 3-pointer with 6:46 left in the third quarter to move into second place on the WNBA's career scoring list. Taurasi, who now has 6,457 points, reached that total in her SKY th game fewer than Smith, who has 6,452 points, played. Tina Thompson tops the list with 7,488 points. Dupree made two free throws in the first quarter to top 4,000 career points and is 22nd on the career scoring list. Dupree took advantage of the Sky's strategy of keying on phenom Brittney Griner, who set a league mark with 11 blocked shots on US Airways Center Sunday against Tulsa. Griner was held to four points on Wednesday but grabbed 11 Phoenix, Arizona rebounds and had three blocks for Phoenix (12-3). Allie Quigley scored 16 points to lead the Sky (8-9), who have lost four of six. Epiphanny Prince and Jamierra Faulkner added 11 each. The league-best Mercury, winners of eight of their last nine, scored 13 consecutive points in the third quarter to stretch their lead to 19. Faulkner was coming off a 27-point effort in a win against the Sparks on Tuesday, but shot just 4 for 16 from the field against Phoenix. The Sky again played without leading scorer Elena Delle Donne, who is out indefinitely with Lyme disease, and Courtney Vandersloot, who led the league in assists before spraining her knee. Vandersloot is expected to be out at least six weeks. MERCURY SKY High Points Dupree 26 Quigley 16 High Rebounds Dupree 14 Fowles 7 High Assists Bonner - 6 Prince/Faulkner - 4 MERCURY REGULAR SEASON/PLAYOFF RANKS/STATS CATEGORY SKY REGULAR SEASON/PLAYOFF RANKS/STATS 1 st, 83.5/2 nd, 84.8 Points 7 th, 76.2/5 th, st,.484/1 st,.508 FG Pct 5th,.433/6 th, nd,.350/4 th,.330 3PT Pct 6 th,.332/7 th, nd,.812/2 nd,.861 FT Pct 3 rd,.810/4 th, nd, 19.44/2 nd, Assists 8 th, 16.35/7 th, th 33.71/4 th, Rebounds 6 th, 34.18/6 th, th 6.91/2 nd, 7.50 Steals 8 th, 7.18/6 th, st 6.03/2 nd, 5.67 Blocks 2 nd, 5.91/1 st, PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 4

5 2014 PLAYOFFS QUICK NOTES - GLORY AWAITS : The Phoenix Mercury clinched home court advantage Mercury Playoff Records for the 2014 WNBA Playoffs thanks to a WNBA-best 29-5 (.853) regular Game # Home Road Total season record. The team advanced to the WNBA Finals for the fourth time Game in franchise history after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in the Western Game Conference Finals. That series win snapped three consecutive WCF series Game losses for Phoenix. Phoenix advanced to the Western Conference Finals for Game the second straight season and the sixth time in the last eight years. The Game Mercury swept their first round playoff series against Los Angeles. TOTAL Series The Mercury has won nine of the last ten WNBA Playoff series when Record holding a 1-0 lead in the series..the Mercury is making its FIFTH postseason The Mercury stands 7-10 all-time in the second appearance in the last SIX years and the SIXTH in the last EIGHT years. game of a playoff series including This marks the FOURTH TIME THE MERCURY HAVE BEEN TO THE WNBA FINALS, TIED WITH DETROIT, HOUSTON AND NEW YORK FOR THE MOST FINALS Mercury Finals Records APPEARANCES IN LEAGUE HISTORY..the team has two WNBA Game # Home Road Total Championships (2009 and 2007)..Phoenix is 8-6 in WNBA Finals Game games..each time the Mercury has been in the Finals, the series went the Game maximum number of games (three game series in 1998). Game The current Mercury roster has 213 career playoff games combined Game entering the 2014 WNBA Finals..included in that total is 43 WNBA Finals Game games (through Game 1 of the 2014 WNBA Finals)..the roster has SIX TOTAL WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS among them. Finals Series DIANA TAURASI HAS SCORED 220 CAREER POINTS IN 11 WNBA FINALS Record The Mercury stands 1-2 all-time in WNBA Finals GAMES, GOOD FOR THIRD ALL-TIME (Deanna Nolan 256, Katie Smith Game 2s including 0-1 at home. 231)..her career finals average of 20.0 points per game is good for fourth all-time 2014 Regular Season Records vs. - DIANA TAURASI is second on the All-Time Finals list for both three-point field WNBA Playoff Teams goals (33) and three-point field goals attempted (85)..Taurasi also holds Team Record vs. WNBA the WNBA Finals record for most three-point field goals in a game with Playoff Teams seven (September 8, 2007 at Detroit) PHOENIX 18-3, PENNY TAYLOR S Finals free throw percentage of 90.5 percent (67-of-74) is Minnesota 15-6,.714 fifth all-time Atlanta 13-9, PENNY TAYLOR holds the WNBA Finals record for most free throws made, San Antonio 9-12,.429 none missed in a game and most free throws made in a game with 18 on Washington 8-12,.400 September 16, 2007 at Detroit Chicago 8-14, Phoenix played in the highest scoring WNBA Finals game in history on Indiana 8-14,.364 September 29, 2009 against Indiana when the two teams combined for Los Angeles 6-15,.286 The 2014 Phoenix Mercury owned the best 236 points in an overtime game that saw the Mercury win In that regular season record against other 2014 WNBA same game, the teams also combined for 109 first half points (Phoenix 56, Playoff teams. The.857 winning percentage by Indiana 53) which was the highest combined total of first half points in the Mercury against Playoff teams is the thirdhighest WNBA Finals history. such record in league history (2000 Los - DIANA TAURASI and PENNY TAYLOR look to become the 8 th and 9 th players Angeles Sparks went 14-1,.933 against playoff in WNBA history to win three WNBA Championships with the same team. teams and 2010 Seattle Storm went 20-2,.909 against playoff teams). - Coming in to the 2014 WNBA Finals, CANDICE DUPREE has played the most games on the Phoenix roster without a WNBA Finals appearance. She has The Big 3-0 played 282 career games without a Finals appearance. MISTIE BASS is Career 30-Plus Point Playoff Games second on that list among Mercury players at 219 games. Player Playoff Games - The Mercury are riding a 19-game home winning streak (including playoffs With 30+ Points and regular season)..the Mercury went 16-1 (.941) at US Airways Center 1. Diana Taurasi 5 during the regular season. 1. Angel McCoughtry 5 - The Mercury has homecourt advantage for the first time since the Cappie Pondexter 3 3. Becky Hammon 3 Western Conference Semifinal against San Antonio (Phoenix won, 2-0)..in 5. Penny Taylor 2 Playoff history, the Mercury is 6-1 in series they have had homecourt Mercury guard Diana Taurasi recorded her FIFTH advantage with the only loss coming in the 2000 first round to Los Angeles. career WNBA Playoff game of 30 or more points - WNBA JAM: BRITTNEY GRINER recorded the first dunk in WNBA Playoff in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. history on August 24 at Los Angeles...overall in her career, Griner has That is tied with Angel McCoughtry for the most dunked FIVE times in two WNBA seasons (four regular season and one in WNBA Playoff history. It was her second 30 point game of the 2014 Playoffs (Game 1 vs. Los playoff)..the rest of the WNBA has recorded SIX dunks in league Angeles). history..griner also dunked in the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 5

6 WNBA All-Time Playoff Scoring List Player Playoff Points 1. Tamika Catchings Lisa Leslie Deanna Nolan Diana Taurasi Katie Douglas Taj McWilliams Becky Hammon Cappie Pondexter 634 Mercury guard Diana Taurasi became the WNBA s second all-time leading scorer earlier this season. She currently ranks FOURTH on the WNBA all-time playoff scoring list. Taurasi also owns an all-time playoff scoring average of 20.9 points which is good for fourth all-time. - 9-FOR-9: BRITTNEY GRINER established a WNBA Playoff record in Game 2 of the first round on August 24 at Los Angeles by shooting a perfect 9-for-9 from the field..it was the most field goals made, none missed in playoff history..during the 2014 WNBA Playoffs, Griner is shooting 64.1 percent (41-of-64), fourth best in the league. - CANDICE DUPREE is the second on the WNBA all-time Playoff field goal percentage list..she is shooting 58.9 percent (149-of-253) in playoffs games during her career. - WHAT S THE DIFFERENCE?: The Mercury has outscored opponents by a total of 76 points in six playoff games this year, marking an average point differential of points per game. - Phoenix finished the season 16-1 (.938) at home, making the Mercury one of only six teams to record 16 wins at home in a season in league history. The lone home loss this season came in the second home game of the season to San Antonio (78-74). Phoenix has not at home since May On the road this season, the Mercury recorded a franchise-best 13-4 record including seven consecutive road wins (June 15 July 24). - The Mercury won by double digits in 19 of their 29 regular season wins and owned a league-high point differential of points per game. That margin was the fourth-largest in league history. In WNBA history, 15 of the 17 WNBA champions have led the league in scoring differential (the other two champions had the second-highest differential). Phoenix boasts the highest-scoring offense (83.5) and second-best scoring defense (74.1). In 2012 and 2013 combined, the Mercury had a total of SIX double-digit wins. 11 OF THE 16 wins during the 16-game win streak were by double digits. - DEE-FENSE, DEE-FENSE: The Phoenix Mercury allowed just 74.1 points per game this season, good for the second-best defense in the WNBA. It was the best Mercury defense since 2006 the year the league switched to a 24 second shot clock. - OFF-FENSE, OFF-FENSE: The Phoenix Mercury scored 83.5 points per game during the regular season, leading the WNBA for the seventh time in franchise history. Phoenix has led the league in scoring more times than any other team in league history. - The 16-game winning streak by the Mercury this season was the secondlongest streak in WNBA history. Phoenix led for 532 MINUTES AND 59 SECONDS of 640 MINUTES during the streak, 83.3 PERCENT of game action. Phoenix trailed for only 9 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS in the fourth quarter during the streak (June 27 at Indiana and July 6 at Los Angeles saw the only fourth quarter Mercury deficits of the streak). Phoenix didn t trail in the fourth quarter for the final NINE games of the streak. TWO GAMES did the Mercury LEAD WIRE-TO-WIRE (July 2 vs. Chicago and July 24 at Los Angeles). THREE OTHER GAMES saw the Mercury TRAIL FOR LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. The LARGEST DEFICIT the Mercury overcame to win during the streak was 13 POINTS (June 27 at Indiana). The LARGEST WIN during the streak was 29 POINTS on July 13 vs. San Antonio, the same game where they had their largest lead (31 points) of the streak. The SMALLEST MARGIN OF VICTORY WAS THREE POINTS (June 29 at Tulsa). The streak lasted 45 days (June 15 July 29). - USA! USA! USA!: Four members of the Phoenix Mercury were recently invited to participate in the fall USA Basketball training camp as Team USA prepares to defend its FIBA World Championship. DEWANNA BONNER, CANDICE DUPREE, BRITTNEY GRINER AND DIANA TAURASI were among the 27 named to the training camp roster. The FIBA World Championship s will take place September 27 October 5 in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey. Taurasi is a three time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA while Dupree won a FIBA World Championship gold in Mercury s Dominant Defense PPG Allowed Season (24 Sec. Shot Clock Era) Mercury defense has allowed 74.1 points a game, THE BEST DEFENSE in the WNBA. That is the best defense by a Mercury team since the league went to a 24 second shot clock in PHOENIX FINALS RECORDS - CANDICE DUPREE connected on her first 10 field goal attempts in Game 1, setting a playoff and Finals record for consecutive made shots previous playoff best was 9 by BRITTNEY GRINER (Phoenix at L.A., Aug. 24, 2014); previous Finals best was 8 by SEIMONE AUGUSTUS (Minnesota vs. Atlanta, Oct. 5, 2011). - Phoenix shot 58.5% (38-of-65) from the field in Game 1, setting a Finals record for highest shooting percentage in a Finals game (previous record: 56.9% (33-of-58) by Minnesota vs. Atlanta Oct. 8, 2013). - Phoenix s 22-point lead at halftime of Game 1 (42-20) was the largest halftime lead in Finals history (previous record: 21 [42-21] by Los Angeles vs. Detroit Sept. 12, 2003). - BRITTNEY GRINER recorded the most blocks in a Finals game (8), half (6, first), and quarter (5, first) in Finals history in Game 1 previous postseason high was 7 by Lisa Leslie (three times, including L.A. vs. Charlotte, Sept. 1, 2011). The Mercury set a WNBA Finals record as a team with 11 blocks in Game 1. - DIANA TAURASI S 11 assists tied a WNBA Finals singlegame record in Game 1 held by NIKKI TEASLEY (three times) and TAMIKA CATCHINGS (Indiana vs. Phoenix, Oct. 1, 2009)...Taurasi s 7 assists in the first half tied a Finals record for the most assists in one half of a Finals game (tied Nikki Teasley, L.A. at New York Aug. 29, 2002) - The Mercury set a WNBA Finals record in Game 1 for fewest free throws made (1) and attempted in a Finals game PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 6

7 2014 SEASON COACH/PLAYER BIOS HEAD COACH SANDY BRONDELLO SECOND SEASON IN WNBA FIRST SEASON AS MERCURY HEAD COACH CAREER WNBA COACHING RECORD YEAR RECORD PCT 2010 Silver Stars Mercury Career Total Playoff Record SEASON NOTES Named 2014 WNBA Coach of the Year First head coach in Phoenix Mercury history to win the award Brondello s 20-game start is TIED FOR THE BEST START TO A HEAD COACHING TENURE with a team IN WNBA HISTORY (Michael Cooper, Los Angeles, 2000). Cooper started the 2000 season Became just the second coach in franchise history to start a tenure 2-0, joining Russ Pennell. Brondello and Cheryl Miller (1997) are the only coaches in Mercury history to win their head coaching debuts in the season s first game. Matched RUSS PENNELL (2013) for the best start to a head coaching tenure in franchise history (6-2). Brondello s is the best start by a Mercury coach to start a season (Pennell was a midseason replacement). Matched RUSS PENNELL (2013) and CHERYL MILLER (1997) for the best 11-game start to a head coaching tenure in franchise history (8-3). CAREER NOTES Veteran WNBA player, coach and former Australian Olympian was named the ninth head coach in Mercury history on Nov. 15, 2013 Affiliated with the WNBA for 15 of the league s 18 seasons (including 2014) Nine-year veteran of the WNBA coaching ranks; her teams have made six playoff appearances, including three trips to the conference finals and a 2008 WNBA Finals berth in nine seasons Head Coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2010 and led the team to a playoff berth Assistant coach with the Los Angeles Sparks ( ) under 2012 WNBA Coach of the Year Carol Ross Assistant coach with the San Antonio Silver Stars ( ) under Dan Hughes, the third-winningest coach in league history During the WNBA offseason, serves as an assistant coach with UMMC Ekaterinburg, the team that features Mercury players Diana Taurasi, Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Ewelina Kobryn Coaches in Russia with husband, Olaf Lange, and Mercury assistant coach Todd Troxel 17-year professional playing career, including five years in the WNBA with Detroit ( ), Miami ( ) and Seattle (2003) 1999 WNBA All-Star as a player Began her career in the WNBL in Australia ( ) and was named the league MVP in time German Cup Champion with BTV Wuppertal ( ), three-time European Cup All-Star selection (1994, 1996, 1997) 1996 European Cup MVP 18-year member of the Australian National Team and former teammate of Mercury forward Penny Taylor Two-time silver medalist (2000, 2004) 1992 Australian International Player of the Year Sandy and husband Olaf have two children, Brody and Jayda 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 7

8 MISTIE BASS F LBS DEC. 2, 1983 DUKE EIGHTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Scored two points in 13 minutes off of the bench AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES Has FOUR double-digit scoring efforts Recorded a season-high 15 points on June 12 at Connecticut in just 16 minutes Led the team in rebounds in the season opener while playing just 17 minutes July 13: Surpassed 1,000 points for her career Seven-year WNBA veteran with Houston ( ), Chicago ( ) and Connecticut ( ) Career averages of 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds, including 1.4 offensive rebounds per game in 201 games (46 starts) Last two seasons combined has averaged 7.5 points and rebounds 4.4 rebounds (1.6 offensive boards) Has set career highs in field goal percentage in each of the last two seasons (52.9 percent in 2012, 55.0 percent in 2013) Appeared in 99 of a possible 102 games in her last three WNBA seasons SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 15, at CON, 6/12 19 at CHI, 9/29/12 FG 6, at CON, 6/12 8, at PHO, 9/7/08 3FG - - FT 3, four times 7, at CHI,7/13/12 REB 11, vs LA, 8/16 12, twice AST 3, vs. LA, 7/29 5, vs. CT 7/1/10 STL 2, four times 5, vs. ATL 9/23/12 BLKS 3, vs NY, 7/26 3, three times MIN 24, at TUL, 6/6 37 vs. IND 9/15/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 8

9 TIFFANY BIAS G LBS MAY 22, 1992 OKLAHOMA STATE ROOKIE 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Played one minute off of the bench AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES Recorded her first WNBA points after she took a steal coast-to-coast for a layup in the opener against Seattle Has appeared in 16 games this season Selected by the Mercury with the 17 th overall pick (second round) of the 2014 WNBA Draft Pick was acquired by the Mercury along with Erin Phillips from the Indiana Fever in exchange for Lynetta Kizer and the ninth overall pick Speedy, past-first point guard who set assists records and earned recognition for her defense while a four-year performer at Oklahoma State Three-time All-Big 12 performer and Lieberman Award finalist as one of the nation s top point guards Finished her career with the third-most assists in Big 12 history All-Big 12 First Team, All-Big 12 Defensive Team as a senior Averaged 13.9 points and 6.2 assists as a senior SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 7, at ATL, 8/13 - FG 3, at ATL, 8/13-3FG 1, twice - FT 1, twice - REB 1, three times - AST 2, vs. SAN, 7/13 - STL 1, five times - BLKS - - MIN 18, at ATL, 8/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 9

10 DEWANNA BONNER G/F LBS AUG. 21, 1987 AUBURN 09 SIXTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME 2014 SEASON NOTES Scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds Led the team with 49 steals this season Has 19 double-digit scoring performances this season Made a three-pointer in three-straight games to begin the season June 10-16: recorded double-figure scoring in FOUR-straight games Achieved her FIRST double-double of the season and the 24 th of her career at Los Angeles on May 18 Recorded her franchise-record tying 28 th career double-digit rebound game at LA on May 18 Tallied a Mercury season-high four steals on May 18 and on June 27 AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 22, at LA, 7/24 38, at SAN, 7/3/12 FG 7, twice 12, at CON, 9/7/12 3FG 3, at LA, 5/18/14 6, at CON, 9/7/12 FT 9, at IND, 6/27 13, at SAN, 7/3/12 REB 11, at LA, 5/18/14 15, vs. ATL, 7/7/12 AST 6, vs CHI, 7/2 7, at SEA, 8/1/13 STL 4, twice 6, vs. ATL, 7/7/12 BLKS 3, at MIN, 7/31 5, vs. SAN, 8/20/11 MIN 37, twice 48, vs. ATL, 7/7/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 10

11 CANDICE DUPREE F LBS AUG. 16, 1984 TEMPLE 06 NINTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES JULY 2: Became the 22 nd player in WNBA history to reach the 4,000 CAREER POINTS plateau vs. Chicago (12 th active player to reach the mark, the THIRD currently in a mercury uniform, joining TAURASI and TAYLOR) Tied a season-high on June 2 vs. Chicago with 26 points and grabbed a seasonhigh 14 rebounds June 7 July 6: 18.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 76-of-140 (.543) from the field June 7-18: recorded 18 or more points in FIVE-STRAIGHT games Has scored 18 or more points 13 times in double-digit scoring games SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 26, twice 32, at MIN, 7/24/10 FG 12, twice 14, at TUL, 5/22/12 3FG - 3, Twice FT 6, twice 10, Three Times REB 18, at SAN, 8/7 20, vs. IND, 8/7/07 AST 5, Five times 7, vs. DET, 8/31/08 STL 3, at TUL, 6/29 5, at SAC, 7/7/09 BLKS 3, at IND, , Four Times MIN 44, at SAN, 6/7 52, vs. SEA, 7/14/10 Has EIGHT double-doubles this season and a FRANCHISE-RECORD 32 in a Mercury uniform.. June recorded consecutive doubledoubles for the first time since Aug. 7-9, 2011 Has EIGHT double-digit rebounding performances this season and a FRANCHISE-RECORD 34 in a Mercury uniform Recorded her first double-double of the season and Mercury franchise-record 25th in a Phoenix uniform on June 12th at Connecticut 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 11

12 BRITTNEY GRINER C LBS OCT. 18, 1990 BAYLOR 13 SECOND YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME 2014 SEASON NOTES Scored 22 points grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists Making huge strides in sophomore campaign, averaging a career-high 15.6 points (12.6 in 2013), 8.0 rebounds (6.3 in 2013) and 3.79 blocks (3.00 in 2013) Blocked a WNBA-RECORD 11 SHOTS on June 29 at Tulsa Blocked as many or more shots than the opposing team in the first SEVEN games of the Mercury season and in 27 games total this season has 6+ blocks in a WNBA record-tying SIX games (Margo Dydek, 1998) Has more blocks this season (129) than EIGHT WNBA teams Finished the season with a WNBA record 129 blocks For the SECOND consecutive season, leads the league in blocked shots AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Blocks SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 28, vs TUL, 6/20 28, vs TUL, 6/20/14 FG 12, vs TUL, 6/20 12, vs TUL, 6/20/14 3FG - - FT 10, vs. TUL, 5/30 10, vs. TUL, 5/30/14 REB 18, twice 18, twice AST 5, vs. SEA, 7/9 5, vs. SEA, 7/9 STL 2, five times 2, three times BLKS 11, at TUL, 6/29 11, at TUL, 6/29 MIN 41, at SAN, 6/7 41, at SAN, 6/7 Could become the FIRST WNBA player to average better than 3.00 blocks in consecutive seasons since MARGO DYDEK did so in three-straight seasons from June 8: Named a starter for the WNBA All-Star game for the second time in her career June 7-20: 20.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 63.4 percent shooting June 20: Scored a career-high 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting and matched a career-high SIX blocks vs. Tulsa June 23: Named Western Conference Player of the Week, the first weekly honor of her career. Averaged 27.5 points and 11.0 rebounds Recorded at least FOUR blocks in FOUR-STRAIGHT games to start the season, a WNBA record. She owns 23 GAMES of four or more blocks in her career Double-figure scoring: 30 of 34 games (88.2 percent) this season Did so in 18 of 27 games (66.7 percent) in points scored: 19 times in 2014 (24 games) Did so NINE times overall in 2013 (27 games) 20+ points scored: FIVE times in 2014 (22 games) Did so TWICE overall in 2013 (27 games) Double-doubles: EIGHT in 2014 (18 games) THREE double-doubles in 2013 (27 games) EIGHT double-digit rebounding efforts June 7 and June 18: Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds, one shy of a franchise record August 11: Named Western Conference Player of the Week, the second weekly honor of her career. Averaged 15.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.3 blocks for the week PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 12

13 ANETE JEKABSONE-ZOGOTA G LBS AUG. 12, 1983 LATVIA THIRD YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Scored three points in two minutes off of the bench AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES Scored a season-high 15 points on 4-of-4 FGs, 3-of-3 3pt FGs and 4-of-4 FTs vs. Tulsa on May 30 th Has connected on 15-of-46 (.326) three-point field goal attempts this season Has THREE double-digit scoring performances on the season Signed with the Mercury as a free agent on April 15, 2014 Played in the offseason for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia, the team coached by Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello that includes Diana Taurasi Two-year WNBA veteran last played in the league in 2010 Averaged 8.5 points in 21.2 minutes in 47 games (30 starts) in two seasons with Connecticut Career 37.5 percent three-point shooter in the WNBA Shot 40.0 percent from long range in Euroleague play this season and 51.6 percent from three in Russian League play Teammate of Erin Phillips while the pair was in Connecticut in 2009 SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 15, vs TUL, 5/30 23, twice FG 4, twice 9, at PHO 8/29/09 3FG 3, twice 6, vs. NY 9/4/09 FT 4, vs TUL, 5/30 8, vs. WAS 5/23/10 REB 3, twice 8, vs. IND 6/11/10 AST 5, at ATL, 8/13 7, at MIN 8/7/09 STL 2, at TUL, 6/6 2 at IND 6/13/10 BLKS - 1, 5 times MIN 22, twice 37 vs. CT 9/4/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 13

14 EWELINA KOBRYN C LBS MAY 7, 1982 POLAND FOURTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Played one minute off of the bench AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES June 7 July 6 missed TEN games playing World Championships Qualifiers for Poland...made her first appearance back with the team on July 11 at Chicago Signed with the Mercury as a free agent on April 15, 2014; rights were originally acquired from Seattle on March 27, 2014, in exchange for Charde Houston Played in the offseason for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia, the team coached by Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello that includes Diana Taurasi Two-year WNBA veteran last played in the league in 2012, when she averaged career highs of 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds Prior to 2014, had played 51 career WNBA games, all with Seattle, in 2011 and 2012 Has played internationally since 2002 Averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in Euroleague play this season, and shot 54.1 percent from three-point range SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 8, vs LA, 8/16 13, at CT 7/1/12 FG 3, twice 5, twice 3FG - 2, vs. PHO 7/8/12 FT 3, vs SAN, 7/13 7, vs. CHI 9/18/12 REB 4, twice 9, at MIN 7/29/11 AST 2, at ATL, 8/13 2, five times STL 2, vs SAN, 7/13 3, at TUL 6/15/12 BLKS 1, twice 2, vs. PHO 7/8/12 MIN 18, at ATL, 8/13 30, vs. ATL 7/11/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 14

15 SHAY MURPHY G LBS APR. 15, 1985 USC EIGHTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Recorded an assist and a rebound in six minutes off of the bench AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES Missed SIX games (June 6 June 18)playing for World Championship Qualifiers for Montenegro Needs 19 points to surpass 1,000 career points Signed with the Mercury as a free agent on March 28, 2014 Seven-year WNBA veteran with Minnesota ( ), Washington (2008), Detroit (2008), Indiana ( ) and Chicago ( ) Career averages of 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 172 games (seven starts) Appeared in all 34 games off the bench for Chicago in 2013 Played the season in Spain (Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca) with Krystal Thomas Averaged 18.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in Spain Given name is Eshaya SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 10, vs LA, 7/29 22, at IND 9/22/13 FG 4,three times 9, at PHO 9/16/12 3FG 2, twice 4, 4 times FT 4, vs. IND, 8/2 7, at CT 8/9/11 REB 4, vs LA, 7/29 12, vs. NY 6/1/07 AST 7, at ATL, 8/13 7, at ATL, 8/13/14 STL 3, vs LA, 7/29 4, 3 times BLKS 1, twice 2, 3 times MIN 27, at ATL, 8/13 36, twice 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 15

16 ERIN PHILLIPS G LBS MAY 19, 1985 AUSTRALIA SEVENTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Recorded four rebounds and three assists in 15 minutes off of the bench AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES Has connected on 35-of-78 three-point attempts (.449) good for THE BEST PERCENTAGE in the WNBA Acquired by the Mercury on March 11, 2014, along with the 17 th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft from the Indiana Fever in exchange for Lynetta Kizer and the ninth overall pick in WNBA Champion with Indiana Australian National Team teammate of Mercury forward Penny Taylor Was mentored by Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello 2008 Olympic silver medalist 2006 World Championships gold medalist Six-year WNBA veteran with Connecticut (2006, 2008, 2009) and Indiana ( ) Has made five career playoff appearances in six seasons, including four trips to the conference finals, one WNBA Finals berth and the 2012 title 38.0 percent career shooter from three-point range Has shot 44.5 percent from long range over the last three seasons, setting career highs in 2011 (42.6), 2012 (43.8) and 2013 (47.9) Career 43.9-percent three-point shooter in the WNBA Playoffs Owns career averages of 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 168 games (76 starts) SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 21, at ATL, 8/13 21, 4 times FG 7, at ATL, 8/13 9, at ATL 8/30/11 3FG 4, twice 5, vs. ATL 8/10/13 FT 6, vs CON, 7/17 7, vs. WAS 8/21/11 REB 4, three times 8, twice AST 7, twice 7, twice STL 4, at CON, 6/12 5, vs. LA 7/14/09 BLKS 1, at SEA, 7/22 1, 10 times MIN 30, at TUL, 6/6 39, vs. TUL 9/23/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 16

17 DIANA TAURASI G LBS JUNE 11, 1982 CONNECTICUT 04 ELEVENTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Scored a game-high 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 32, at LA, 7/6 47, at HOU, 8/10/06 FG 11, at LA, 7/6 17, at HOU, 8/10/06 SECOND place on the league s all-time scoring list (6718 points), passing Katie 3FG 7, at LA, 7/6 8, Twice Smith (6452) on June 2 at USAC vs. Chicago FT 12, at TUL, 6/6 17, vs. HOU, 9/7/ points shy of becoming the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history REB 10, vs MIN, 6/18 13, at NY, 7/26/09 Second-highest scoring average in WNBA history (20.3) behind only Cynthia AST 12, vs TUL, 6/20 12, vs TUL, 6/20 Cooper (20.98) STL 3, at LA, 5/18/14 7, vs. MIN, 8/8/06 Team-leading 16.2points per game (8th-WNBA) BLKS 2, at MIN, 6/15 5, Twice Team-leading 5.6 assists (1st-WNBA) MIN 41, at SAN, 6/7 49, vs. SEA, 7/14/10 TEN 20-point games this season, WNBA-record 178 for her career Double-digit scoring in 28 of 33 games this season, including 17-STRAIGHT (5/18-7/9) FOUR double-digit assist games (four in 2013), including a CAREER-HIGH 12 assists on June 20 vs Tulsa FIVE double-doubles this season (15 for her career) June 10 June 20: FOUR double-doubles in Five games, including THREE-STRAIGHT (June 15-20) July 8: Named a starter for the Western Conference All-Star team, her seventh career All-Star selection July 7: Named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week, the 18 th weekly honor or her career, third-most all-time (T. Catchings- 20, L. Jackson-19) July 1: Named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for June, second such award for her career (June, 2013) June 20: Surpassed 10,000 career minutes becoming the 19 th player in WNBA history and SEVENTH active player to reach the plateau 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 17

18 PENNY TAYLOR F LBS MAY 24, 1981 AUSTRALIA THIRTEENTH YEAR 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS LAST GAME Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and three assists AVERAGES SEASON CAREER Points Rebounds Assists SEASON NOTES 2014: Has played in 33of a possible 34 games : Appeared in 10 of a possible 68 games Has started 24 of the last 25 games team has won all but one of those games 20 double-digit scoring efforts Season-high 23 points on July 17 vs Connecticut Season-high NINE rebounds on June 7 at San Antonio June 7: Assisted on threes (off sideline out-of-bounds plays) by DeWanna Bonner and Diana Taurasi in the final 15.9 seconds of regulation as the Mercury forced overtime in a game they would win in double-overtime Surpassed 4,000 career points on June 10 th at Washington SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS PTS 23, vs CON, 7/17 33, vs. PHX, 8/1/03 FG 9, vs CON, 7/17 13, vs. NY, 8/9/07 3FG 3, vs CON, 7/17 6, Twice FT 10, at TUL, 6/29 14, vs. HOU, 6/24/07 REB 9, at SAN, 6/7 11, Four Times AST 8, vs ATL, 8/5 10, vs. SAN, 6/17/11 STL 4, at MIN, 7/31 6, vs. SEA, 7/17/07 BLKS 2, vs LA, 7/29 4, Twice MIN 35, at SAN, 6/7 51, vs. SEA, 7/14/ PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 18

19 2014 PLAYOFFS RECORD BREAKDOWN RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME OVERALL WESTERN EASTERN MERCURY ACTIVE STREAKS OVERALL Won 2 Last Win 9/7 vs. Chicago Longest Overall W3 L1 Last Loss 8/31 at Minnesota HOME Won 4 Last Win 9/7 vs. Chicago Longest Overall W4 - Last Loss -- ROAD Lost 1 Last Win 8/24 at Los Angeles Longest Overall W1 L1 Last Loss 8/31 at Minnesota MARGINS WON BY LOST BY 1 LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 25, 8/24 at Los Angeles LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 5, 8/31 at Minnesota LARGEST LEAD 30, 8/24 at Los Angeles and 9/7 vs. Chicago LARGEST BLOWN LEAD 5, 8/31 at Minnesota LARGEST DEFICIT 8, 8/22 vs. Los Angeles LARGEST COMEBACK 8, 8/22 vs. Los Angeles BY MONTH May - June - July - August 3-1 September 2-0 BY DAY Sunday 2-1 Monday - Tuesday 1-0 Wednesday - Thursday - Friday 2-0 Saturday - BY REST First Night Back-to-Back - Second Night Back-to-Back - On One Day Rest 2-1 On 2+ Days Rest 3-0 BY OPPONENT.500 or Above 2-1 Below STARTING LINE-UPS TOTAL: 1 Starting Five No. of Games Record 5-1 Taurasi, Taylor, Bonner, Dupree, Griner 6 GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY TOTAL: - Player Reason Games Missed (Record) Dates 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 19

20 MERCURY RECORD WHEN HOME ROAD OVERALL HOME ROAD OVERALL Lead at end of the 1 st quarter Outrebound opponent Trail at end of the 1 st quarter Outrebounded by opponent Lead at halftime Score less than 70 points Trail at halftime Score points Lead at end of the 3 rd quarter Score points Trail at end of the 3 rd quarter Score points Shoot higher FG% than opponent Score 100+ points Shoot lower FG% than opponent Allow less than 70 points Shoot at least.500 FG% Allow points Shoot between FG% Allow points Shoot lower than.400 FG% Allow points Allow 50% FG or better Allow 100+ points Allow less than 50% FG players score 10+ points Shoot higher 3PT% than opponent players score 10+ points Shoot lower 3PT% than opponent players score 10+ points Make more 3FG than opponent players score 10+ points Make fewer 3FG than opponent Outscore opponents bench Attempt more FT than opponent Outscored by opp. bench Attempt fewer FT than opponent Play on ESPN/ABC Dish more assists than opponent Play on FOX Sports Arizona Dish fewer assists than opponent Commit more TO than opp Commit fewer TO than opp HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULTS ATL CHI CON IND LAS MIN NY SAN SEA TUL WAS WON LOST 1 BOX BREAKDOWN PLAYER 10+ PTS 15+ PTS 20+ PTS 30+ PTS 5+ REB 10+ REB 5+ ASTS 10+ ASTS DBL-DBL Bass Bias Bonner Dupree Griner Jekabsone- Zogata Kobryn Murphy Phillips 1 1 Taurasi Taylor LED MERCURY IN PLAYER POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS MINUTES Bass Bias Bonner Dupree Griner Jekabsone- Zogata Kobryn Murphy 1 1 Phillips Taurasi Taylor **Includes ties 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 20

21 2014 MERCURY PLAYOFF HIGHS AND LOWS HIGHS LOWS TOTAL PTS (REGULATION) 96 Vs. MIN, 9/2 75 Vs LA, 8/22 TOTAL PTS (OVERTIME) - Vs LA, 8/22 - Vs LA, 8/22 PTS, 1 ST HALF 52 at LA, 8/24 35 Vs LA, 8/22 PTS, 2 ND HALF 43 Vs. MIN, 8/29 33 At Min, 8/31 PTS, 1 ST QUARTER 30 at LA, 8/24 13 Vs LA, 8/22 PTS, 2 ND QUARTER 27 Vs. CHI, 9/7 19 Vs. MIN, 8/29 PTS, 3 RD QUARTER 25 Vs. MIN, 8/29 18 At Min, 8/31 PTS, 4 TH QUARTER 27 Vs. CHI, 9/7 15 At Min, 8/31 PTS, OT PERIOD - Vs LA, 8/22 - Vs LA, 8/22 FGM 38 twice (at LA, 8/24, Vs. CHI, 9/7) 24 Vs LA, 8/22 FGA 71 at LA, 8/24 59 Vs LA, 8/22 FG%.587 Vs. MIN, 9/2.407 Vs LA, 8/22 3PT FGM 7 Vs LA, 8/22 4 Twice (Vs. MIN, 8/29, At Min, 8/31) 3PT FGA 19 Vs LA, 8/22 14 at LA, 8/24 3PT FG%.462 Vs. MIN, 9/2.222 At Min, 8/31 FTM 23 Vs. MIN, 8/29 1 Vs. CHI, 9/7 FTA 27 Vs. MIN, 8/29 2 Vs. CHI, 9/7 FT%.938 At Min, 8/ Vs. CHI, 9/7 OFF REBS 12 Vs. MIN, 8/29 3 Vs LA, 8/22 DEF REBS 33 Vs. MIN, 8/29 23 Vs LA, 8/22 TOTAL REBS 45 Vs. MIN, 8/29 26 Vs LA, 8/22 ASSISTS 27 Vs. CHI, 9/7 14 Vs LA, 8/22 STEALS 11 Vs. MIN, 8/29 5 At Min, 8/31 TURNOVERS 16 Vs. MIN, 8/29 12 at LA, 8/24 BLOCKED SHOTS 11 Vs. CHI, 9/7 3 Vs LA, 8/22 PTS IN THE PAINT 56 Vs. MIN, 9/2 22 Vs LA, 8/22 SECOND CHANCE PTS 16 Vs. MIN, 8/29 4 Twice (Vs LA, 8/22, at LA, 8/24) FASTBREAK PTS 17 at LA, 8/24 3 Vs. MIN, 9/ OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS TOTAL PTS (REGULATION) 82 At Min, 8/31 62 Vs. CHI, 9/7 TOTAL PTS (OVERTIME) - - PTS, 1 ST HALF 42 Vs. MIN, 9/2 20 Vs. CHI, 9/7 PTS, 2 ND HALF 46 At Min, 8/31 35 at LA, 8/24 PTS, 1 ST QUARTER 21 Vs. MIN, 9/2 8 Vs. CHI, 9/7 PTS, 2 ND QUARTER 27 At Min, 8/31 11 Vs. MIN, 8/29 PTS, 3 RD QUARTER 20 At Min, 8/31 14 Vs. CHI, 9/7 PTS, 4 TH QUARTER 28 Vs. CHI, 9/7 11 Vs. MIN, 9/2 PTS, OT PERIOD - - FGM 33 Vs LA, 8/22 22 Vs. CHI, 9/7 FGA 73 Vs. MIN, 8/29 60 at LA, 8/24 FG%.471 Vs LA, 8/ Vs. CHI, 9/7 3PT FGM 6 Twice (At Min, 8/31, Vs. MIN, 9/2) 1 Twice (Vs LA, 8/22, at LA, 8/24) 3PT FGA 19 Vs. MIN, 9/2 6 Vs LA, 8/22 3PT FG%.375 At Min, 8/ at LA, 8/24 FTM 22 At Min, 8/31 5 Vs LA, 8/22 FTA 25 At Min, 8/31 8 Vs LA, 8/22 FT% Vs. CHI, 9/7.500 at LA, 8/24 OFF REBS 13 Vs. CHI, 9/7 4 at LA, 8/24 DEF REBS 25 Vs LA, 8/22 19 Vs. CHI, 9/7 TOTAL REBS 34 Vs LA, 8/22 25 at LA, 8/24 ASSISTS 19 Twice (at LA, 8/24, At Min, 8/31) 10 twice (Vs. MIN, 8/29, Vs. CHI, 9/7) STEALS 9 Three times (Vs LA, 8/22, Vs. MIN, 8/29, Vs. CHI, at LA, 8/24 5 9/7) TURNOVERS 16 Vs. CHI, 9/7 9 Vs. MIN, 9/2 BLOCKED SHOTS 5 at LA, 8/24 1 At Min, 8/31 PTS IN THE PAINT 42 Vs LA, 8/22 20 At Min, 8/31 SECOND CHANCE PTS 14 At Min, 8/31 7 Vs LA, 8/22 FASTBREAK PTS 19 Vs LA, 8/22 4 Vs. CHI, 9/7 + OT Period * Team Record! WNBA Record # USAC Record 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 21

22 2014 PLAYOFF TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES PHOENIX MERCURY OPPONENTS PTS (REGULATION) 34 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA* 32 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN PTS (OT GAME) - - PTS (HALF) 19 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA 11 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA MINS 39 DeWanna Bonner, 8/22 vs. LA 40 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA FGM 13 Candice Duoree, 9/7 vs. CHI 11 Lindsay Whalen, 8/29 vs. MIN FGA 17 Candice Duoree, 9/7 vs. CHI 23 Lindsay Whalen, 8/29 vs. MIN 3PT FGM 6 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA 5 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN 3PT FGA 11 Diana Taurasi, 8/31at MIN 9 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN FTM 10 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 8 Seimone Augustus, 8/31at MIN FTA 11 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 10 Seimone Augustus, 8/31 at MIN OFF REBS 4 Brittney Griner, 8/29 vs. MIN 6 Sylvia Fowles, 9/7 vs. CHI DEF REBS 10 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 6 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA TOTAL REBS 13 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 11 Sylvia Fowles, 9/7 vs. CHI ASSISTS 11 Diana Taurasi, 9/7 vs. CHI 9 Kristi Toliver, 8/24 at LA STEALS 3 Penny Taylor, 8/22 vs. LA Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN DeWanna Bonner, 8/24 at LA 3 Sylvia Fowles, 9/7 vs. CHI Candice Dupree, 8/24 at LA Epiphany Prince, 9/7 vs. CHI Erin Phillips, 8/29, vs. MIN Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA TURNOVERS 6 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA 5 Nneka Ogwumike, 8/24 at LA Allie Quigley, 9/7 vs. CHI BLOCKS 8 Brittney Griner, 9/7 vs. CHI 3 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA + Overtime Period * Franchise Record! WNBA Record # USAC Record 2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 22

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